Caucasian Pistol

rickystl · 5th June 2011, 04:17 PM

Thank you Dom and Jim for the kind remarks. I agree with both of your comments. It is a often a fine line whether or not to restore. For example: Had this pistol been 100% complete, and especially if well decorated, I would not "fiddle" with it. So, you have to select just the right candidate for restoration. You want to keep as much of the historical integrity as possible. The barrel on this pistol had such a heavy patina that it almost covered the engraving. The glass bead blasting (by someone who knows how) took the heaviest patina off. But left the original patina intact. It's very neat. You can control how much patina you want off. Anyway, this one turned out well. Thanks again. Rick.
p.s. I'll have others to post this month.

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5th June 2011, 04:17 PM	#4
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Thank you Dom and Jim for the kind remarks. I agree with both of your comments. It is a often a fine line whether or not to restore. For example: Had this pistol been 100% complete, and especially if well decorated, I would not "fiddle" with it. So, you have to select just the right candidate for restoration. You want to keep as much of the historical integrity as possible. The barrel on this pistol had such a heavy patina that it almost covered the engraving. The glass bead blasting (by someone who knows how) took the heaviest patina off. But left the original patina intact. It's very neat. You can control how much patina you want off. Anyway, this one turned out well. Thanks again. Rick. p.s. I'll have others to post this month.